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>>>this is how it looked in
los angeles
a nearly
24 hours
ago, the
red carpet
area draped in plastic outside the
kodak theater
, site of tonight's
academy awards
. big sigh of relief as the rain passed and things started to dry off today just in time for the
big show
. covering it all for us, our "today" show colleagues,
al roker
and
kathie lee gifford
. hey, guys.

>>hey,
lester
.

>>he he low,
lester
.

>>the good news is that you did get a little bit of a spritz.

>>it spritz'd just enough to ruin the hair, but not the spirit. and it ruined al's. i'm just here to do his makeup.

>>that's right. the good news,
lester
, the clouds have come out a little bit but we've finally seen an end to the rain just in time for all these stars to come down the
red carpet
.

>>the best news is that i like al because you could never do this with somebody you despise. this is literally as much room as we get. i'm so happy i love you.

>>everybody is so thrilled. it's a tight race this year. there are no clear-cut winners. and i think for
best picture
i'm kind of liking "12 years a slave."

>>that's my pick as well. who for
best actor
?

>>i kind of like michael mcconaughey.

>>me, too, and
jared leto
for best supporting. let's go home.

>>all you need to do,
lester
, is tune in
tomorrow morning
,
7:00 am
on the "today" show. we've got the ultimate oscar afterparty. everything you
need to know
about the oscars and we've got some help coming up
tomorrow morning
.